PRESIDENTIAL NEWS OF THE DAY: With the First Lady involved in events related to the National Book Festival this weekend, the President spent Saturday at Camp David where he enjoys the more challenging mountain bike riding trails. Yesterday, an article by Laura Bush (her preferred way of being addressed) appeared in the Opinion Journal of The Wall Street Journal. In it, the First Lady discusses the books that inspired her to champion literacy. Here's a link to the article, and following is the list of the books that inspired her, in the order she ranks them:

In the meantime, President Bush is set to campaign heavily for Republican candidates between now and election day. Tomorrow he beings a three-day swing through Nevada, California, Arizona and Colorado. White House Press Secretary Tony Snow said GWB will be on the road almost constantly between now and Election Day. "You're going to see a very active travel schedule. He's going to be all over the country campaigning for Republicans," Snow said at a recent breakfast. "There are a lot of candidates saying, 'Please, please, please, come to my district or come to my state.'"

The First Lady and Vice President Cheney have already been on a heavy campaign schedule. Now, with just over a month left in the mid-term campaign, the President will join them on the campaign trail.

THE WEEK AHEAD:

 Oct. 2, 2006: President Bush meets with the Prime Minister of Turkey at the White House, Washington, DC.

 Oct. 2, The President attends a Heller for Congress Reception at the Mercury Air Center, Reno, Nevada.

 Oct. 5, The National Constitution Center awards former Presidents George H.W. Bush and [that other former prez] the Liberty Medal for their fundraising work, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

- Oct. 5, There will be a briefing on No Child Left Behind and the education agenda at the Department of Education in Washington. The President will also visit a school campus in Washington, and make remarks on No Child Left Behind. He President also will meet with the National Commander of the American Legion in the Oval Office.

- Oct. 6, there will be a tour of a Federal Express sorting facility in Washington followed by a roundtable on job growth and the economy. The President will also participate in a photo opportunity with members of the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force/Headquarters European Theater of Operations, United States Army Veterans Association in the Oval Office, and he will make remarks at the Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration in the East Room of the White House.

EXTENDED SCHEDULE:

 Nov. 28-29, 2006: President Bush will go to Tallanin, Estonia for meetings with the President and Prime Minister of Estonia and then travel to Riga Latvia for the NATO summit.

TO THE DOSE COMMUNITY: Common Tator, one of FR's long-time bright lights, was in an auto accident as a result of suffering a seizure. He has been diagnosed with a brain tumor, the cause of his seizure. His last post was Sept. 25, and FReepers close to him have only just found out about what happened. Here is a link to the prayer and best-wishes thread for Common Tator: focus/f-news/1711690/posts?page=19#1

Thanks, mystery-ak for bring this sad news to my attention so I could post it on today's Dose.

PHOTO OF THE DAY: I really like this photo, so even though it was taken Friday night as the President and Mrs. Bush attended the annual National Book Festival gala at the Library of Congress, I'm making it today's photo of the day.

To the Dose community: Jonny will substitute for me the next two or three weekends while I move. I couldn't be more grateful to have Jonny on deck to help out in this situation. He's a great Dose host. :)

Marine One (right, with President Bush on board, arrives at the White House as a backup helicopter flies by the Jefferson Memorial in Washington this morning. GWB returned to the White House after spending Saturday at Camp David.

The President walking across the South Lawn accompanied by...could it be our birthday boy, Barney, in the center of the photo?

This image provided by the Navy shows more than 70 Medal of Honor recipients gather for a group photo in front of USS Constitution, the world's oldest commissioned warship afloat. The occasion was a turnaround cruise and Medal of Honor flag presentation in Boston Harbor, Saturday, Sept. 30, 2006. In order for the 200-yr-old ship to weather evenly, she is regularly sailed out into Boston Harbor, turned around, and remoored with a different side facing seaward.

The Medal of Honor flag was created by an Act of Congress and signed into law by President George W. Bush Oct. 23, 2002. Each service was charged with presenting the flag to its recipients in an appropriate ceremonial manner. The flag can only be presented to a Medal of Honor recipient or a recipient's primary next of kin by a top-ranking member of the armed forces. The Medal of Honor is our country's highest military honor, awarded for acts of valor above and beyond the call of duty. (AP Photo/U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley)

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